Psychopathology - depression Flashcards
What are the behavioral characteristics of depression?
Activity levels lowered
Disruption to sleep and eating
agression and self harm
What are the emotional characterustics of depression?
lowered mood
anger
lower self esteem
What are the cognitive characteristics of depression?
poor concentration
dwells on negative
absolutist thinking
What were the 3 parts to Beck’s cognitive theory of depression?
Negative schemas
faulty information process (focus on -ive)
negative triad
What are the 3 parts to the negative triad?
View of self
view of the future
view of the world
What are the two sides to Ellis’s ABC model?
Activating Event (A)
Rational/Irrational belief (B)
Healthy/Unhealthy emotion (C)
What is musturbatory thinking?
Certain ideas must be true to be happy e.g I must be approved to be important
What are the 5 faulty thinking strategies?
Dichotomous (all or nothing) thinking
Arbitrary references
Overgeneralization
Catastrophizing
selective abstraction
excessive responsibility
What evidence supports Beck’s theory of depression?
Grazioli and Terry (2000) found those with high cognitive vulnerability (experienced negative thought processes) were more vulnerable to post-natal depression
What practical applicaitons are there for depression?
CBT
Why is blaming the client rather than sitiuational factors a good and bad thing?
places blame on client but gives them the ability to change , but may also overloook situational factors
What does the cognitive part to CBT focus on?
irrational thoughts
What does the behavioural part to CBT focus on?
coping strategies and behavioural activation
What do therapists use to make the person feel loved
unconditional positive regard
How does the patient challenge their thoughts in Beck’s CBT?
record when someone showed them love or they enjoyed something
